Patriotism good or bad

Yes but not blind patriotism. Patriotism is a love and devotion to your homeland. Patriotism is NOT my country, right or wrong. Love it or leave it If you really love your country you show it by trying to improve it.

these questions arent homework they are there to get opinions or facts I honestly dont know what class you would have to be in for this to become homework

“The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”

– Hermann Goering, before being sentenced to death at Nuremberg.

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http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/may/23dilip.htm

Don’t usually do homework.

Good answer wayout16.

This is what shakespere thought of patriotism:

BEWARE THE LEADER WHO BANGS THE DRUMS OF WAR IN ORDER TO WHIP THE CITIZENRY INTO PATRIOTIC FERVOR, FOR PATRIOTISM IS INDEED A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD. IT BOTH EMBOLDENS THE BLOOD, JUST AS IT NARROWS THE MIND…AND WHEN THE DRUMS OF WAR HAVE REACHED A FEVER PITCH AND THE BLOOD BOILS WITH HATE AND THE MIND HAS CLOSED, THE LEADER WILL HAVE NO NEED IN SEIZING THE RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENRY. RATHER, THE CITIZENRY, INFUSED WITH FEAR AND BLINDED WITH PATRIOTISM, WILL OFFER UP ALL RIGHTS UNTO THE LEADER, AND GLADLY SO. HOW DO I KNOW? FOR THIS IS WHAT I HAVE DONE. AND, I AM CAESAR. —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Sounds like he knew Bush…

Patriotism is standing up for country when she is right, and working to correct it when she is wrong.